Hi,
I’m a 20 year old woman who has just got her first job- I was in uni before and just lived off my student loan-
Anyway, I will be working 20 hrs a week and earn £200 for the first job I have and need hours confirmed by the second job but could work 8/ 10 hrs there and earn between £87-£109. Im living with my parents atm because I dropped out of uni- they only charge £20 a week and £20 a month for fuel so I only pay them £100 a month atm. I pay about £40 for my phone, so my outgoings are rather low atm so I can save up.
I have only just realised the cost of everything in life- it sounds silly but I have been immature not realising the amount of things you pay for. But I’m starting to worry I’ll never be able to afford to live on my own or afford nice things. I want to go back to uni but worry my creative degree will be useless (set/ theatre design)- and I’ll end up working dead end jobs but I really want a career.
Overall tho, I’m really anxious about the future with earning money. My sisters are married and their husbands earn £40k plus and they’re early 30s- neither of my sisters could afford to live alone. I don’t want to depend on a partner for money (partly because I’m not really bothered about relationships) but yeah- does anyone have monetary advice for someone who wants to live independently?